Man arrested for possession

At 9 p.m. Friday Stuttgart Police Department Ptl. Cody Eason initiated a traffic stop after noticing a brake light out on a vehicle.

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By Leigh Kreimeier, lkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

Stuttgart Daily Leader - Stuttgart, AR

By Leigh Kreimeier, lkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

Posted Mar. 19, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Updated Mar 19, 2013 at 4:00 PM

By Leigh Kreimeier, lkreimeier@stuttgartdailyleader.com

Posted Mar. 19, 2013 at 3:58 PM
Updated Mar 19, 2013 at 4:00 PM

STUTTGART

An 18-year-old Stuttgart man is facing a possession of a controlled substance charge after a traffic stop Friday.

At 9 p.m. Friday Stuttgart Police Department Ptl. Cody Eason initiated a traffic stop after noticing a brake light out on a vehicle. The driver pulled over near the intersection of Wood and Third streets and the officer made contact with the driver.

The black male's license was for identification only, and at that time SPD Ptl. Jeffery Bokker arrived on the scene. The officers asked for consent to search the vehicle, according to the report.

“He gave Officer Bokker and I consent to search the vehicle. During the consent search of the vehicle I found a flip down compartment on the roof of the car, a bag of green leafy substance that I believed to marijuana (was) inside,” Eason wrote in his report that was released Monday.

The man was then placed under arrest and charged with possession of a schedule six controlled substance and no driver's license. The man was also given a warning for brake light.

The Stuttgart Daily Leader does not release names in misdemeanor cases until convicted. Readers can find the listings of those tried in Stuttgart’s District Court on Wednesday’s Public Safety page when made available by the Stuttgart District Court. At that time they will also be listed at www.StuttgartDailyLeader.com.